How would you vote in the EP election of 2014 - Central Eastern Europe edition

[Zanas]

We're going East. So we first meet Austria, obviously...

Oh and to answer some questions, what is asked is how you would indeed vote (or not vote) on the day of the election if you were a registered voter in each of these countries. That's to say, if your preferred party doesn't run, or doesn't have a shot whatsoever, how would you strategically react ?

And feel free, as some have done in Belgium, to deliver regional breakdowns if pertinent and/or needed.

Austria : Europa Anders
Bulgaria : quite possibly the Greens, or maybe BSP
Czech Republic : KSCM
Hungary : 4K! if they run, I guess LMP otherwise (but I think they run inside Unity now)
Poland : I'm having a hard time with this one. I'm guessing Europa+ rather than the SLD alliance, but I would welcome clarifications.
Romania : well, nope. Nothing here for me, really.
Slovakia : Green Party

Your turn.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

SLD, just on order to help the PES on European level.

Poland : I'm having a hard time with this one. I'm guessing Europa+

They are basically turning into a bunch of neoliberals/Palikot's personal enterprise.

I voted for them once when there was still a potential. I will never do it again.

[Phony Moderate]

Austria : Die Grünen
Bulgaria : No.
Czech Republic : ČSSD
Hungary : MSZP
Poland : SLD
Romania : PSD
Slovakia : SZ

[Wake Me Up When The Hard Border Ends]

Austria : REKOS
Bulgaria : GERB
Czech Republic : ODS
Hungary : Fidesz
Poland : PiS
Romania : PC
Slovakia : Probably SDKÚ–DS

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Austria:  Stronach
Bulgaria: NDSV
Czech: ODS
Hungary: MoMa
Poland: Congress of the New Right
Romania: PNL
Slovakia: Freedom and Solidarity

[TNF]

The most left-wing possible parties in each country

[Hash]

Austria: Greens
Bulgaria: Greens, if they're a thing
Czech Republic: Greens
Hungary: LMP
Poland: SLD or whatever
Romania: all criminals
Slovakia: Most-Híd or something

[Zanas]

The most left-wing possible parties in each country

Yes, Senator, we figured that already, but would you care doing the research and tell us ? It's sometimes not as easy as you would think, especially in that region with all the HP communist remnants of the old regimes.

[TNF]

The most left-wing possible parties in each country

Yes, Senator, we figured that already, but would you care doing the research and tell us ? It's sometimes not as easy as you would think, especially in that region with all the HP communist remnants of the old regimes.

Austria: The Greens - The Green Alternative
Bulgaria: The Greens
Czech Republic: Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia
Hungary: 4K! - Fourth Republic!
Poland: Democratic Left Alliance? I'm not sure.
Romania: NOPE
Slovakia: Green Party

[freefair]

The most left-wing possible parties in each country

Yes, Senator, we figured that already, but would you care doing the research and tell us ? It's sometimes not as easy as you would think, especially in that region with all the HP communist remnants of the old regimes.

Austria: NEOS
Bulgaria: GERB
Czech Republic: TOP09
Hungary: Unity
Poland: Civic Platform
Romania: National Liberal
Slovakia: Freedom and Solidarity

[H. Ross Peron]

Austria: Socialist Party of Austria
Bulgaria: Bulgarian Socialist Party
Czech Republic: Czech Social Democratic Party
Hungary: Hungarian Socialist Party
Poland: Democratic Left Alliance
Slovakia: Direction-Social Democracy

[Niemeyerite]

I like Hash choices. I may be tempted to vote for the Commies-Pirate-Etc list if polls give them momentum. SPÖ would have been a (remote) possibility before SPÖVP 2.0..

And in Romania, there's NO way I'd vote. No way.

[SPC]

Austria: Freedom Party of Austria
Bulgaria: People for Real, Open, and United Democracy
Czech Republic: Civic Democratic Party
Hungary: Fidesz
Poland: Law and Justice
Slovakia: Freedom and Solidarity

[Enno von Loewenstern]

Austria: Between REKOS and FPÖ probably FPÖ but with abdominal pain
Bulgaria: Maybe GERB but not sure
Romania: One would have to hold a gun to my head
Czech Republic: ODS
Hungary: Fidesz
Poland: KNP (Congress of the New Right)
Slovakia: Between SaS and NOVA probably NOVA

[Zanas]

Romania: One would have to hold a gun to my head

Pretty sure that can be arranged.

[Enno von Loewenstern]

Romania: One would have to hold a gun to my head

Pretty sure that can be arranged.

I have two tickets to Bucharest for us and ask for a clean shot. As being french you are also allowed to bring one of your jacobin guillotines with you.

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Austria : Greens I guess

Bulgaria :  BSP reluctantly, as all other potentials seem like splitters or personal cults.

Czech Republic : Social Democratic (how many centre-right parties does one country need?)

Hungary : LMP despite their collapse

Poland : Europa+. I know that I should dislike Palikot based on the fact that he's a member of ALDE and leads a personality cult, but I have a soft spot.

Romania : I guess the social democrats reluctantly.

Slovakia : Green Party, if they are polling above (stupid) threshold levels